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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Steeler Nation
5-10 532.1
838.61
 
VS
proj
Pittsburgh Maulers
450.96 8-7
800.56

Back-and-forth battle ends with Steeler Nation beating Pittsburgh Maulers, 532.10-450.96

What a thriller! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Steeler Nation earned a hard-fought win over Pittsburgh Maulers, securing a 532.10-450.96 victory. Steeler Nation were led by Aaron Rodgers, who passed for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 11 yards for 113.62 points, and Kyler Murray, who passed for 257 yards and a touchdown (83.88 points), while Joe Burrow (130.72 points) and Jimmy Garoppolo (77.67) did their part for Pittsburgh Maulers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Steeler Nation have gotten the best of Pittsburgh Maulers, after falling 646.27-552.43 in their last matchup. Steeler Nation will look to clinch the league championship next week.

Matchup Timeline

  Steeler Nation   Pittsburgh Maulers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Kirk recorded 39.8 points this week. His scoring output was 29.8% more than his 30.66-point projection and was much higher than his 21.1-point season scoring average. Kirk ranks #75 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Steeler Nation
Points
% of total points 532.1
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
113.62
143.78
21.4%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
83.88
154.61
15.8%
3
Greg Zuerlein
K
60
52.86
11.3%
4
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
50
50.38
9.4%
Pittsburgh Maulers
Points
% of total points 450.96
1
Joe Burrow
QB
130.72
122.95
29%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
77.67
132.12
17.2%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
63.87
136.12
14.2%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
46.3
60.03
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kyler Murray found Christian Kirk for a 26-yard touchdown pass for Steeler Nation, contributing to a 237.83-151.57 lead for Steeler Nation.
Sunday Late
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Pittsburgh Maulers, contributing to a 399.86-389.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Steeler Nation   Pittsburgh Maulers

Game Notes

Only two of the 12 starters on Steeler Nation scored higher than their projected point totals.
Pittsburgh Maulers had only two of their 12 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Pittsburgh Maulers ranked 7th in the league in points scored this week, while Steeler Nation ranked 6th.
The matchup's 81.14-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
Not only did Steeler Nation win, but they also easily covered the 38.05-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, Joe Burrow put up 130.72 points, the fifth-best score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Steeler Nation
Nice work, Steeler Nation. Kudos on deploying a lineup that won by more than 81 points this past week.
Pittsburgh Maulers
Welp, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this week, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a healthy 30 times in Week 15. Those players might need to get some extra reps with the JUGS machine, considering they hauled in only 16 receptions.